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Thread: A good trimming saw for $100?? Ryobi 10532 Review

  1. 10-27-2011, 02:10 PM #301
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    anyone look into this anymore? they look similar. I also noticed that they recently updated them, different design on the plastic. Does anyone know if they are a redmax?
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  2. 10-29-2011, 01:17 PM #302
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    I just bought one on e-bay. I'm hoping it comes with the plastic saw case. I'll pull the covers off and we can see if it was made in the redmax factory in China or if it came from the one next door where they are copying them.
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  3. 10-30-2011, 08:45 AM #303
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    I just bought one on e-bay.


    What is the name on that saw, and what did you search on Ebay?
    Jonsered 2065 2150 2152 Dolmar7900 Husky 346 Olympyk 999F 284 272 264 264 Deluxe 355AF 950 945 Remington SL5 gone SL11gone McColluch PM 700 gone1-52 gone Poulan 3000 Craftsman3.3 3.0 2.0 Ryobi10532

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  4. 10-30-2011, 04:19 PM #304
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    "Powerhorse" is the brand. I think they are selling them at Northern Tool still. The 37cc and 45cc saws look like Redmax and the 40cc looks like something Chinese. I'm hoping "refurbished in box" means it comes with the case.
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  5. 11-07-2011, 11:57 AM #305
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    Looks like its a no-go on the Powerhorse saw. The seller didn't actually have one and apparently they are backordered. They offered me a refund ora 45cc homelite that was "a much more powerful saw." I went for the refund. I was willing to take a chance that the Powerhorse saw wasnt a piece of ####. I don't think I'll do the same on a Homelite.
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  6. 11-08-2011, 05:19 PM #306
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    Well I just bought one of the 45cc Powerhorse saws on Ebay. I got the one with the cracked handle. Said it doesn't affect the performance of the saw. I'll bet its cracked more than they know, but my buddy is teaching the tig welding night class at my unions school, so hopefully theres a bored student there who's done with all his welding coupons and needs something to weld. I'm in it for $101. Says its new never used. I'm curious to see whats under the plastic on one of these. It looks like the older Red Max saws, but I don't remember if they had a 45cc or not. I couldn't find a picture of one on the web. I'll post when I get my hands on it.
    Jonsered 2065 2150 2152 Dolmar7900 Husky 346 Olympyk 999F 284 272 264 264 Deluxe 355AF 950 945 Remington SL5 gone SL11gone McColluch PM 700 gone1-52 gone Poulan 3000 Craftsman3.3 3.0 2.0 Ryobi10532

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  7. 11-16-2011, 11:03 AM #307
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    Well I got the Powerhorse in today. The inintial look over hasn't impressed me. Its definately not Zenoah. I never saw a Red Max 4500, so I don't know if its a direct copy or not. The tag says Yonghang Zhongian Tools Manufacture. It came with an Oregon Double guard 18 inch bar and Oregon 20LPX chain. Also a nice case. Other than that, this thing is typical Chicom quality. Its got a mag case, but the castings seem pourous. The edges of the castings are rough and just have that unfinished feal to them. The plastic pieces don't fit well and seam to be made out of junky plastic. Almost like what the old green army men were made out of when we were kids. The on/off switch doesn't seem to click like it should, and the choke switch needs some attention. The cap for the bar oil tank is real loose fitting and even when tightened down, it moves from side to side quite easily. If it quits raining, I'll go out and gas it up. It came with a bottle of 40:1 mix oil, a 3.2 oz. bottle of bar oil, scrench and supposedly a 3 year warraunty.

    Well I've got $101 into it. If nothing else its got a good bar and chain, and the carry case. The cats are digging the carry case. One cat is inside it putting his paws out where the scabbard goes, and the other one is on the outside attacking his paws. So they're happy with it.
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  8. 01-17-2012, 06:16 PM #308
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  9. 03-22-2012, 06:43 PM #309
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    They're strangeled ...

    Quote Originally Posted by whitedogone View Post
    They seem to be put together well. But, there sure are a LOT of those things refurbished on the net. Makes one wonder why. WDO
    They have no room to breath. They come out of the box with no power at all and the carb needs a special tool that is not in the kit to tune. So the home owner gets frustrated and sends it back.

    CPO Ryobi is the way to go. Get the tuning tool and open the muffler before you even run one. Porting is possible. Zen motors are well known to run
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  10. 08-19-2012, 07:27 PM #310
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    Wow, I just finished reading this entire old thread after Scott pointed it out to me. I did search on these model names but somehow I missed this one. Anyway, the McCulloch MS4018PAV is also similar to the RedMax GZ4000/GZ400 (still foggy on the difference). Mine says it's made in Taiwan, although the design and the parts are clearly RedMax. The oiler is non-adjustable, so I don't know if it's more similar to the GZ4000 or GZ400. I'll add a link to the thread I did in case anyone is looking for info: My New RedMac Saw

    A couple of items: First, the airbox does have an inlet, it's a triangular opening that lets to an entrance behind the clutch cover. It pulls in a lot of fines. I modded mine differently.

    Second, the muffler mod done here punches from the outlet area through the divider plate, but leads to an area that is somewhat restricted from the port. The port is angled down and blows into the bottom of the muffler, which is a larger area, but the holes through the baffle are small. I also modded the muffler differently.

    I've had no fuel line issues.
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  11. 08-19-2012, 07:40 PM #311
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    Interesting to see this revived. I have become disenchanted with mine. It is hard to start and keep running until warmed up, then it does OK for a while. Then if you turn if off and let it sit for a bit it is basically impossible to restart. I have tried all sorts of tuning variations with it, but cannot find a sweet spot. It is nice to have a saw this size for close-in work, but only if it will run... I like my MS362 as it always starts runs and performs great. I would like a smaller saw that works, so maybe I will pickup a small Stihl one of these days. Not a priority right now...
    MS362 for dropping it
    Ryobi 10532/MuffMod for limbing it
    Kubota L3130HST 4wd w/Farmi winch for hauling it out
    F250 4wd/Long bed for hauling it all around
    And now a Superspliter to ...well... split it...
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    Quote Originally Posted by davec View Post
    Interesting to see this revived. I have become disenchanted with mine. It is hard to start and keep running until warmed up, then it does OK for a while. Then if you turn if off and let it sit for a bit it is basically impossible to restart. I have tried all sorts of tuning variations with it, but cannot find a sweet spot. It is nice to have a saw this size for close-in work, but only if it will run... I like my MS362 as it always starts runs and performs great. I would like a smaller saw that works, so maybe I will pickup a small Stihl one of these days. Not a priority right now...
    Bummer, but I don't think that's inherent to the saw - sounds like typical carb problems. Probably a leaky needle + tank pressure = flooding. Or it's just a ZAMA. The only saw I have which randomly has that issue has a small ZAMA (not for long). Luckily my McCulloch has a Walbro.

    I'd put a carb kit in it and it might fix it.
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  13. 08-20-2012, 05:01 PM #313
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    Quote Originally Posted by davec View Post
    Interesting to see this revived. I have become disenchanted with mine. It is hard to start and keep running until warmed up, then it does OK for a while. Then if you turn if off and let it sit for a bit it is basically impossible to restart. I have tried all sorts of tuning variations with it, but cannot find a sweet spot. It is nice to have a saw this size for close-in work, but only if it will run... I like my MS362 as it always starts runs and performs great. I would like a smaller saw that works, so maybe I will pickup a small Stihl one of these days. Not a priority right now...
    Sounds to me more like a defective coil.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 7sleeper View Post
    Sounds to me more like a defective coil.

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    Also a good possibility!
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    I'm not real crazy about throwing parts at a cheap saw in hopes of fixing it... Parts will cost more than the saw did...
    MS362 for dropping it
    Ryobi 10532/MuffMod for limbing it
    Kubota L3130HST 4wd w/Farmi winch for hauling it out
    F250 4wd/Long bed for hauling it all around
    And now a Superspliter to ...well... split it...
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